The Surface Laptop 8 promises 23h battery life.
However, today while emailing and reading news articles, it dropped 40% in 1 hour

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On a good day I'll get 5-6 hours.

Idk how this is legal.
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Note: This is the intel version of the SL8, not Snapdragon.

If you use Whiteboard with a personal Microsoft account (Outlook/Hotmail), Microsoft’s support page says the standalone apps retire on Oct 16 and legacy boards get deleted that day. Open the boards you care about and export them as images now; there’s no recovery after.

Work/school accounts aren’t affected the same way (boards move to OneDrive/Teams).

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/whiteboard/retirement-standalone-microsoft-whiteboard-apps

Disclosure: I made a free browser board tool, with no account, where you can drop your exported image and keep working: https://getharborlight.com/corkboard/microsoft-whiteboard-alternative

Watching Microsoft’s October surface event, I was disappointed to not see a Nvidia powered Surface Pro. I still think it’s likely, here is the case for it:

• When the Nvidia N1X and N1 chips first leaked, details regarding the N1X Spark were quite accurate, and they were accompanied by detailed comments about another N1 variant. “More intriguing may be the standard N1 lineup, which appears targeted at thinner, more affordable systems.” “N1 family is said to operate within a considerably lower 18 W to 45 W power range.” Ideal for a Surface Pro

• Despite the Surface Laptop Ultra having already been announced, in July Corporate Vice President of Surface Brett Ostrum said: "We have a few more surprises coming before the end of the year, so I'm looking forward to that."

• Why would Microsoft release a new ‘Magnetic Connect’ port on only one laptop. The old Surface connect port is now outdated, Surely the R&D cost requires that new port come to other premium Microsoft devices.

• A 12” Surface Minos device was rumored in September.

I ran into this problem where it seems like the Windows Command Processor is draining most of the battery life from the PC. I use OneNote a lot, so it ranked second in the battery consumption here.

The problem is, from 1 pm to 4 pm, the battery went from 100% to 28%, which has never happened before. I looked at the battery usage in settings, and it shows Windows Command Processor using 42% of the energy. I remember the powerhouse being Edge, OneNote or MATLAB in the past, and that the battery life used to be great.

I asked AI, but it seems confused too. Every setting is just as before and all 11 battery settings are at best efficiency.

My computer is SP 11 Intel version. Any recommendations for me to do?

hi,

those who have a docking station know that the tablet's mini DP video port has a power input on one of its pins.

the idea is : to avoid using the micro usb input (fragile) as much as possible, it would be nice to use this mini DP connector.

did someone already do? or knows the pinout to see what pin would be used?

thanks

ND this concerns Surface 3 not Surface pro 3

Thoughts on Surface Laptop Go 2 in 2026?

I like the size and contemplating buying it for using AI agents through Claude and ChatGPT. So I really need access to browser, Microsoft suite, and some other programs.

CPU: i5-1135G7

RAM: 16GB RAM

STORAGE: 256GB SSD

Sure, Laptop 13.8-inch is still 100 more than Air M5. But the advantages USB-A, 120hz, slightly better performance, shall not be ignored anymore.

Laptop 15 inch is the same price as Air M5 15-inch.

Surface Pro 13-inch is 50US$ more than Pro 12-inch. But in a slightly tough spot because its design is in no way a tablet, for people who just want it like a tablet somehow.

This morning i was using my Pro 7+ normally and went to plug it in when battery was at 28%. After about an hour it gave a warning for low battery at 5% despite registering as charging. I tried restarting it a couple times to see if it was just detecting the wrong percentage but continued going down while still plugged in. Once it reached zero it shut off and will only turn on for a few seconds after charging for several minutes before dying again.

On the second attempt it the boot screen said "Diagnosing your PC" and after several it said "Automatic Repair".

I'm hoping this is just a faulty charger but I'd rather know if this moght be a greater issue befor spending money on a replacement

Hey guys,

I have a surface pro for 2 years and today it randomly turned off on me. I can boot it up it will play sound, charger will light up, and keyboard lights up. But screen stays black. I tried holding down power button and volume button but it doesn't change anything. How screwed am I for repairs.

Sdd looks dead not even getting into recovery mode, tried with a new SDD was able to reboot but reboots suddenly any idea what could be causing this.

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Hi, I just got a new surface laptop for work. It's the new 2026 model with the Snapdragon X2 Elite chip and 16gb of RAM with 512gb of SSD.

Any recommendations or things I should know before I start using it would be great. This is my first surface laptop. Thanks!

Ok so basically I just bought a Pro 7+ second hand, i7, 16GB RAM, 512SSD. It was a good deal and I need to replace my Pro 4 which is struggling. Anyways, despite being, according to Microsoft, Windows 11 compatible, whenever I install that operating system I get a black screen and mouse. I can see the shutdown screen, and I can access Safe Mode but standard Windows 11 produces no display. I'm sure its up and running in the background but I cannot access a command prompt or anything else as I can not see it.

Has anyone else had this? Is there a workaround?

It runs Windows 10 just fine but I did buy it on the basis that I could move to a supported operating system.

Thanks in advance.

hello, so I returned my surface 8 x elite 2 cause I feel like its not much better than surface 7. I printed the return label they requested for me from ups and ups sent it to their warehouse in toronto(its confirmed delivered).It looks like microsoft lost the package and claiming they never received it...its microsoft canada..what am I suppose to do here? were talking over 4.5k can?

My SP7+ was drained of battery overnight by accidentally being left on and not plugged in.

I charged it, but it cannot get past the surface logo at boot.

I can't even get into the UEFI. I even tried booting a Windows Recovery USB to no avail.

Is it fried?

Is there anything I may not have tried yet?

The battery controller appears to be failing as it's throttling to 0.60 hz the battery holds a charge fine but it needs a new battery according to copilot a new battery is roughly the cost of a used surface pro, bad battery is fine you keep it connected it's something you accept but it's not a bad battery it's basically the pc being completely unusable as windows is lagging.

Basically this surface pro is junk there's no way to run it with no battery it won't work at all any more without a new battery.

The fact that my surface pro 5 still works while the 7 is gone is insane

Correct me if I'm wrong but this 7 is Ewaste

Had my laptop sitting unused for about a month. There was no response after letting it charge for 2 hours. I decided to leave it charging overnight and test it again. This time it came on, so I logged on and connected to the Internet. After maybe 5 minutes the fans started blowing like crazy and the screen went black. After holding the power button for 30 sec it finally turned off but I've been unable to get it back on since then.

Hey everyone! I bought the Surface Laptop 7 last year. It was great but after some time the keybord showed a weird issue and I have yet to find an answer for this. No one online is describing it.
So the keys that I used the most are kind of sunken in, like melted. They are lower than the ones I almost never use. But not evenly.. More like sunken in the middle. My old laptop never had this issue even after many many years. It seemed like the plastic is different. And the Surface keyboard is more soft velvety plastic. I sent the laptop to the repair to exchange the keyboard. There were some issues and I got my money back instead and then went for the Surface Laptop 8. I thought this was only my last laptop specifically.. But I only have the new one for a few days. And again I see that the most used ones are a bit sunken. Am I imagining this? But it is not nice for typing. I feel the difference.. Any help is appreciated :) Thanks!

So, I bought Microsoft Laptop 7 13.8' with X Plus chip 2 months ago. And I have mixed feelings.

I will say right off the bat that it's been great for my use case, I didn't go buying it with a thought that I'll be heavy gaming on it. In general I am pretty happy with its overall performance! The screen is beautiful and bright. The color of the laptop (Sapphire blue) gets so much attention when I am outside. People come to me to and ask wtf is this beautiful thing x) So overall , the portability, power and battery efficiency have been great! However, a couple of software and hardware glitches keep poisoning the experience for me ;-;

1. The haptic touchpad sometimes refuses to click.
2. When the laptop is charged to 80% (with a 80% charging limit) coils start to whine like crazy.
3. I couldn't get past BIOS once entering it bc touchpad wasn't working and navigating with keyboard was laggy and inaccurate. I was just sitting on my couch for 15 minutes clicking every button until it finaly boot into Windows.
4. I sometimes get random graphic glitches on my screen , i've read that it's bc of the HDR, so I turned it off, but it's kind of lame that I have to cut off the whole HDR to get rid of annoyances.
5. Sometimes when I watch YT and move my cursor, it starts to change some display settings, Idk what it is exactly, but it's going darker or lighter depending on where my cursor is, super annoying!
6. Rare, happened to me only twice: On boot the camera just stays ON after authorizing with Windows Hello.

Also, when I watch Youtube it can stop the whole video for 5 seconds and put it to lowest resolution :/ And it's not because of my internet, bc I have another Laptop from 10 years ago ( Acer nitro 5 with 1050 ti and 7300 HQ intel 5) that doesn't have any of these issues. If fact, my 10 year old laptop has 0 software or hardware bugs, which feels unfair, bc when buying this new machine I thought that I'll get much better experience due to the fact that... Well, I am upgrading from 10 y.o device. xD

Anyways, I don't mean to shit on this laptop. In fact, I really like it. I am just quite upset that it has so many hiccups, and reading this thread , it seems like it's not only me who struggles with Microsoft hardware.

If any of you knows how to fix anything from the above, please share your wisdom <3

Edit: Just to clarify: all the issues I described above happened before the MC System H/W Update (200.0.52.0) on Oct 8th. 2026. I only installed the update yesterday, so I can't tell yet if it actually fixed any of my issues. The coil whine is still definitely there tho' xD (And I haven't tested the BIOS thing because I'm honestly too scared of getting stuck there again xD)

why don't I see any reccs for the Brydge kbd. any neg experiences.

8 yr old surface 3 running windows 10. All of a sudden if my cover keyboard is detached, when i want to input something the on screen keyboard comes up, it makes a noise when i hit a letter, but the letter is not input? Any ideas how to fix this? Not sure if it has lost focus, or what. It works fine to say open a new tab in the browser with my finger hitting the '+' sign, i touch in the bar to type and it pulls up the keyboard on screen, it hit a letter and I get a click, but the letter does not appear.

According to my buddies, my setup doesn't qualify as a gaming PC... and at this point it's getting personal.

My apartment has no space for a tower (my desk is my dining table too), so instead there's a Surface Pro + GeForce Now Ultimate + a 1440p 240Hz monitor. A brand new anker smart display hub sits behind the monitor and the Surface goes into that – screen, keyboard and power on a single cable – while GFN streams at 240fps with zero fan noise in the room.

Compared to their roughly 3 year old builds, Apex and Cyberpunk run better on mine... and I haven't seen a bump on the electric bill, not even a small one. In my book that counts, so which is it?

I wanted to share this in case it helps someone else dealing with the same frustrating issue.

My Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ (Intel Core i3-1115G4, 8GB RAM) had been extremely slow for weeks. Even opening basic applications or browsing the internet was painfully slow.

When I checked Task Manager, I noticed:

- CPU speed stuck at 0.20 GHz

- CPU usage around 89–94%

- Memory usage around 74%

- No noticeable overheating

I tried multiple things, including restarting Windows, checking power and battery settings, and looking into Windows updates and drivers. Nothing seemed to help.

I even suspected a virus or hardware failure.

WHAT FINALLY WORKED:

1. Saved my work and disconnected the charger.

2. Pressed and held the physical power button on the Surface for approximately 20 seconds.

3. Allowed the device to restart.

4. Opened Task Manager to check CPU performance.

THE RESULTS:

Before:

- CPU speed: 0.20 GHz

- CPU usage: 89%

- Computer extremely slow

After:

- CPU speed: 4.05 GHz

- CPU usage: 15%

- Memory usage dropped to 55%

The processor was finally operating at normal speeds again!

Apparently, a hardware-level restart can sometimes clear a stuck power-management or throttling condition. I can't confirm the exact underlying cause, or whether the issue might return.

I spent weeks trying to figure this out, so hopefully this saves someone else the same frustration.

If your Surface Pro 7 or 7+ is stuck at 0.19–0.20 GHz, try the 20-second power-button reset before considering more complicated fixes.

Hope this helps someone!

Folks, i need an advise from those who has ipad pro and surface pro 13 with x2 or x1 elite processors. I bought from Amazon with a deal however I check ipad pro yesterday alive and I amazed with snappy screen, and ease of use. But I know that I am a windows guy mostly and I have a laptop already with rtx 4070 . The real reason that I got surface pro 13 with x2 elite was my laptops max battery life 2 hour and 30 minutes. You need to be always plug in afterwards. Form factor and easy to transport from a to b. Surface pro 13 (512gb ,16gb ram) with flex keyboard and slim pen costs for me 1550 euros . However ipad pro 13 inch with keyboard and pen would cost around 2100 euros.

What would you be suggesting? Idk why but I always think should I return it or not...